Samuel Mensah

Surgery

About

He serves as a Senior Lecturer and Consultant General Surgeon at both the School of Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), and the University Hospital, KNUST. In 2014, he completed his postgraduate surgical training, earning Fellowships from the Ghana College of Surgeons (FGCS) and the West African College of Surgeons (FWACS). His clinical and academic interests are rooted in Surgical Oncology, with a particular emphasis on breast and gastrointestinal cancers. He received advanced post-fellowship training in these specialties at the TATA Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, India.His overarching goal is to improve cancer outcomes by promoting early detection and precise diagnosis, especially for breast and gastrointestinal malignancies. He is a co-investigator on the Precision Medicine for Aggressive Breast Cancer (PMABC) project based in Kumasi. His work is guided by a deep commitment to strengthening cancer care and advancing the practice of surgical oncology in Ghana.

Research Summary

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The researcher's comprehensive research focuses on African societal and environmental issues, encompassing HIV/AIDS impact, air pollution, urbanization, noise management, poverty, gender dynamics, education, labor markets, health disparities, energy policies, water access, gender roles, fertility transitions, political participation, electoral systems, insurance, mortality, labor market outcomes, cultural perspectives, and conservation efforts. The goal is to address the complex interplay between health, environment, social equity, urbanization, noise pollution, poverty, gender dynamics, and policy-making in African contexts.

Research Themes

All (100 Papers)

Social Sciences (46 Papers)

Physical Sciences (33 Papers)

Health Sciences (21 Papers)

All Papers

Epidemiological Transition and the Double Burden of Disease in Accra, Ghana(2010)

Poverty and HIV prevalence in Ghana: a geographical perspective(2006)

Twelve Years of HIV/AIDS in Ghana: Puzzles of Interpretation(2001)

HIV / AIDS in West Africa: the case of Senegal Ghana and Nigeria.(2004)

The HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa: Homogeneity or heterogeneity?(2005)

Twelve Years of HIV/AIDS in Ghana: Puzzles of Interpretation(2001)

HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa: Geographical perspectives(2005)

HIV/AIDS and the fertility transition in sub-Saharan Africa: is there a link?(2001)

Poverty and HIV prevalence in Ghana: a geographical(2006)

Finding Space For African Population Health(2015)

Urban air pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa: Time for action(2016)

Air Pollution in Accra Neighborhoods: Spatial, Socioeconomic, and Temporal Patterns(2010)

Spatial-temporal patterns of ambient fine particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) and black carbon (BC) pollution in Accra(2021)

Within-Neighborhood Patterns and Sources of Particle Pollution: Mobile Monitoring and Geographic Information System Analysis in Four Communities in Accra, Ghana(2010)

Spatial and temporal patterns of particulate matter sources and pollution in four communities in Accra, Ghana(2012)

Characterizing air pollution in two low-income neighborhoods in Accra, Ghana(2008)

Chemical composition and sources of particle pollution in affluent and poor neighborhoods of Accra, Ghana(2013)

Nitrogen oxides (NO and NO2) pollution in the Accra metropolis: Spatiotemporal patterns and the role of meteorology(2021)

High-resolution patterns and inequalities in ambient fine particle mass (PM2.5) and black carbon (BC) in the Greater Accra Metropolis, Ghana(2023)

Inequalities in urban air pollution in sub-Saharan Africa: an empirical modeling of ambient NO and NO<sub>2</sub> concentrations in Accra, Ghana(2024)

Personal and Occupational Exposure to Traffic-Related Fine Particulate Matter in Accra, Ghana(2018)

Within-Neighborhood Variation of Particle Pollution in Developing Country Cities: Mobile Monitoring and GIS Analysis in Four Neighborhoods in Accra(2009)

SOURCE IDENTIFICATION AND APPORTIONMENT OF PARTICULATE MATTER IN ACCRA, GHANA(2011)

Spatial patterns of personal exposure to particulate pollution in Accra neighborhoods(2011)

Spatial-temporal levels, variations and sources of NO2/NOx in the sub-Saharan African city of Accra, Ghana(2020)

Spatial-temporal patterns and influence of land-use and socioeconomic factors on fine particulate matter pollution in Accra, Ghana(2020)

Traders on the run: Activities of street vendors in the Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana(2008)

Slums of hope and slums of despair: Mobility and livelihoods in Nima, Accra(2008)

Segregated by neighbourhoods? A portrait of ethnic diversity in the neighbourhoods of the Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana(2009)

Neighborhoods and Fertility in Accra, Ghana: An AMOEBA-Based Approach(2010)

Spatial heterogeneity in drinking water sources in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), Ghana(2022)

Marketing its Colonial Heritage: A New Lease of Life for Cape Coast, Ghana?(2006)

A comparative study of ethnic residential segregation in Ghana’s two largest cities, Accra and Kumasi(2011)

Identifying deprived “slum” neighbourhoods in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area of Ghana using census and remote sensing data(2023)

Strangers in a strange land: Mapping household and neighbourhood associations with improved wellbeing outcomes in Accra, Ghana(2023)

The global and the local: urban change in Cape Coast from pre-colonial times to the present(2007)

Towards replacement level fertility in urban Ghana: a case study of Accra(2015)

Slums of Hope and Slums of Despair. Mobility and Livelihoods in Nima. Special Issue(2008)

Fertility Desires and the Course of Fertility Decline in sub‐Saharan Africa(2017)

Fertility transition in Ghana: looking back and looking forward(2006)

Geographical Inequalities and Social and Environmental Risk Factors for Under-Five Mortality in Ghana in 2000 and 2010: Bayesian Spatial Analysis of Census Data(2016)

Quantifying within-city inequalities in child mortality across neighbourhoods in Accra, Ghana: a Bayesian spatial analysis(2022)

Explaining regional fertility variations in Ghana(2015)

Patterns of fertility change in ghana: a time and space perspective(1998)

The effect of neighbourhood mortality shocks on fertility preferences: a spatial econometric approach(2014)

New perspective on the fertility situation in Sub–Saharan Africa(1996)

Space-time characterization of community noise and sound sources in Accra, Ghana(2021)

High-resolution spatiotemporal measurement of air and environmental noise pollution in Sub-Saharan African cities: Pathways to Equitable Health Cities Study protocol for Accra, Ghana(2020)

Spatial modelling and inequalities of environmental noise in Accra, Ghana(2022)

Beyond here and now: Evaluating pollution estimation across space and time from street view images with deep learning(2023)

Moving beyond the noise: geospatial modelling of urban sound environments in a sub-Saharan African city(2025)

Novel approaches to characterize environmental noise pollution and its sources in rapidly developing cities: Application to the sub-Saharan African city of Accra, Ghana(2020)

Household and community poverty, biomass use, and air pollution in Accra, Ghana(2011)

Chemical Characterization and Source Apportionment of Household Fine Particulate Matter in Rural, Peri-urban, and Urban West Africa(2013)

Personal particulate matter exposures and locations of students in four neighborhoods in Accra, Ghana(2014)

Household and Neighborhood Determinants of Particulate Matter Pollution in 4 Accra Neighborhoods(2010)

particle Pollution in Accra Neighbourhoods: Spatial, Temporal, and Socioeconomic Patterns(2010)

Particle Pollution in Accra Neighborhoods: Spatial and Socioeconomic Patterns(2009)

Perceptions of health and environmental impacts of e-waste management in Ghana(2012)

The Local Food Environment and Body Mass Index among the Urban Poor in Accra, Ghana(2016)

Queens as Mothers: the role of the traditional safety net of care and support for HIV/AIDS orphans and vulnerable children in Ghana(2008)

New faces of poverty in Ghana(2008)

Population awareness and attitudes toward waste-related health risks in Accra, Ghana(2019)

Within Neighborhood Patterns and Sources of particle Pollution: Mobile Monitoring and GIS Analysis in Four Accra Communities(2010)

Migration and Population Dynamics: Changing Community Formations in Ghana.(2011)

Ethnic Residential Clusters in Nima, Ghana(2011)

Neighbourhood, built environment and children’s outdoor play spaces in urban Ghana: Review of policies and challenges(2021)

Socio-demographic and neighbourhood factors influencing urban green space use and development at home: A population-based survey in Accra, Ghana(2023)

Face Mask Use Among Commercial Drivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Accra, Ghana(2021)

Sachet water in Ghana: A spatiotemporal analysis of the recent upward trend in consumption and its relationship with changing household characteristics, 2010–2017(2022)

Infant nutritional Patterns and Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) 1986-1999(1999)

Risk factors for infant mortality in a fishing and a farming community in Ghana(1999)

Phenotyping urban built and natural environments with high-resolution satellite images and unsupervised deep learning(2023)

Between Policy and Risk Communication: Coverage of Air Pollution in Ghanaian Newspapers(2022)

Characterisation of urban environment and activity across space and time using street images and deep learning in Accra(2022)

Measurement of urban vitality with time-lapsed street-view images and object-detection for scalable assessment of pedestrian-sidewalk dynamics(2025)

Loops and Building Blocks: a Knowledge co-Production Framework for Equitable Urban Health(2021)

Chronic Non-communicable Diseases in Ghana: Multidisciplinary Perspectives(2014)

Urban health in Africa: looking beyond the MDGs(2015)

Chronic Non-communicable Diseases in Ghana(2014)

Multidisciplinary perspectives on chronic non-communicable diseases in Ghana(2013)

Alternative Development: Unravelling Marginalization, Voicing Change(2014)

Changing Perspectives on the Social Sciences in Ghana(2014)

Chiefs and floods: hybrid governance and co-production of flood risk adaptation in Tamale, Ghana(2024)

Household-specific barriers to citizen-led flood risk adaptation(2024)

Reproduction and Social Context in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Collection of Micro-Demographic Studies(2004)

Fertility Transition in West Africa(2002)

Patterns of fertility change in Ghana: a time and space perspective(1998)

A Scenario for Fertility Change in Sub-Saharan Africa Up to 2020(1997)

Introduction(2014)

It's not all about wealth and beauty: Changing perceptions of fatness among Makola market women of Accra, Ghana(2017)

Socio-economic perspectives of off-reserve forest management in the Goaso Forest District of Ghana(2007)

Integrating Literacy and Health Education for a Sustainable Development in Africa(1997)

Education and Employment Outcomes in Ghana through the Lens of the Capability Approach(2014)

Gender, politics and development in Accra, Ghana(2016)

The Changing Medical Geography of Africa(2013)

“Shaping the family”: Individual’s capabilities to exercise reproductive rights seen through a qualitative survey(2014)

The capabilities approach and agency for shaping family formation trajectories in Ghana(2018)

Traders on the Run: Activities of Street Vendors in the Accra Metropolitan Area. Special Issue(2008)

Multi-Partyism, Social Fragmentation and Nation Building(2017)

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